The University Record

August 05, 2020

SACUA

  1. June 25, 2020

    Faculty Senate plans town hall, survey on fall semester

    U-M Faculty Senate members will be able to help shape the university’s plans for the fall semester through an online survey from June 25 through July 2 ahead of a Faculty Senate virtual town hall.

  2. May 20, 2020

    Six running for Senate faculty seat on police oversight panel

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has approved the final slate of candidates nominated to run for the Senate faculty member seat on the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee.

  3. April 14, 2020

    Conway, Manera elected to lead faculty governance in 2020-21

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has elected Colleen Conway and Annalisa Manera as chair and vice chair of U-M’s central faculty governance system for 2020-21. Their one-year terms begin May 1.

  4. March 17, 2020

    Three faculty members elected to SACUA after e-vote

    J. Caitlin Finlayson, Allen P. Liu and Kentaro Toyama have been elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the executive arm of U-M’s central faculty governance system.

  5. March 10, 2020

    Nine faculty members seeking three SACUA seats

    Nine people are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the body that advises and consults with U-M executive officers on matters that impact faculty.

  6. February 20, 2020

    Faculty group recommends streamlined tenure dismissal process

    A faculty working group is recommending U-M policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty should be amended to “improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity and … ensure fairness, transparency and due process.”

  7. November 11, 2019

    Faculty Senate session called over umbrella misconduct policy

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has called a meeting of the full Faculty Senate to discuss and collect input on U-M’s draft umbrella policy on sexual and gender-based misconduct.  

  8. September 3, 2019

    Q&A: SACUA chair outlines priorities for faculty governance

    Joy Beatty, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, discusses the central faculty governance system and its role in the university decision-making process.

  9. August 6, 2019

    MaryJo Banasik named director of Faculty Senate Office

    MaryJo Banasik has been named the new director of U-M’s Faculty Senate Office, providing operational and administrative support to the university’s central faculty governance efforts.

  10. May 20, 2019

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the university.